Andre De Grasse

Andre De Grasse
De Grasse at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon, U.S.
Personal information
Born (1994-11-10) November 10, 1994 (age 29)[1]
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryCanada
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
College teamUSC Trojans (2015), Coffeyville Red Ravens (2013–2014)
ClubALTIS (2015–2018)[2]
TeamPuma
Coached by
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Canada
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 2 3
World Championships 1 1 3
World Relays 1 1 0
Total 4 4 6
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 100 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Eugene 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Beijing 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Beijing 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Doha 100 m
World Athletics Relays
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nassau 4×200 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2024 Nassau 4×100 m relay
Diamond League
First place 2023 200 m
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 200 m
Pan American Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Medellín 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Medellín 200 m

Andre De Grasse OOnt (born November 10, 1994) is a Canadian sprinter. A seven-time Olympic medallist, De Grasse is the 2020 Olympic champion in the 200 m, and also won the silver in the 200 m in 2016. He won a second silver in the 4×100 relay in 2020.[5] He also has three Olympic bronze medals, placing third in the 100 m at both the 2016 and 2020 Games, and also in the 4×100 m relay in 2016. De Grasse won his second Olympic gold medal as a part of the 4×100 m relay team at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The win tied him with swimmer Penny Oleksiak as Canada's most decorated Olympians of all time.[6]

At the World Athletics Championships, De Grasse won a gold medal with the Canadian 4×100 relay team in 2022, as well as a bronze medal in the same event in 2015. He has three individual World medals, winning silver in the 200 m in 2019 in Doha, and two bronzes in the 100 m in 2015 and 2019. He was also the double Pan American champion and the NCAA champion in the 100 m and 200 m. He is the current Canadian record holder in the 200 m, running a 19.62 in Tokyo and making him the eleventh fastest man in history over 200 m.[7]

De Grasse is the first Canadian sprinter to win three medals in a single Olympics, bettering the two medals in a single Olympics that were won by Canadian sprinters Donovan Bailey and Percy Williams. His gold medal finish at the 2020 Olympics was the first Canadian Olympic gold in track in 25 years and the first in the 200 m in 93 years. A consistent podium finisher, he won a medal in every Olympic and World Championship final he competed in from 2015 until the 2023 World Championships.[8]

  1. ^ a b c d "Andre De Grasse". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b Henry, Anson (30 December 2015). "Andre De Grasse changes coaches, joins ALTIS training group". CBC Sports. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  3. ^ Ewing, Lori (28 December 2022). "Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse moves to Orlando to work with new coach". CBC News. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. ^ Cherry, Gene (28 December 2018). "Sprinter Andre De Grasse switches coaches, now trains in Florida". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Canadian men's 4x100m Olympic team bumped up to silver as Brits DQ'ed for doping". CBC Sports. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Canada's Men's 4x100 Relay Team Seals Spot in Paris 2024 Olympics". Radio Canada International. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Andre de Grasse claims 200m gold". BBC News. 4 August 2021.
  8. ^ Heroux, Devin (4 August 2021). "'Now he's a legend': Andre De Grasse wins Olympic gold in men's 200m". CBC Sports. Retrieved 4 August 2021.